Peter, Paul and Mary: Carry It On: A Musical Legacy
There once was a time, some years before the ascendance of rock and roll on Top 40 radio, when popular music veered sharply from the mainstream to sample American roots-music traditions. Inspired by the songs of Pete Seeger and The Weavers, this "folk" music, found its greatest expression during the early 1960's in the songs of an emerging Greenwich Village group known as Peter, Paul and Mary. In the Trio's new PBS show "Carry It On: A Musical Legacy" we share in the four decade long career of Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. D

4:30 pm

Earth Songs
Inspired by decades of National Geographic specials, the BBC Planet Earth series, and the beauty of our terrestrial home, EARTH SONGS gently guides the viewer through a journey of ageless wisdom, inspiring poetry and stunning footage of Mother Earth. For more than two years, filmmaker Brian Luke Seaward traveled to many of the world's most pristine locations -- Patagonia (Chile), the Caribbean, Iceland, the Canadian Rockies, Hawaii, Greenland, Alaska, Peru and New Zealand - capturing the Earth's beauty in ways that are rarely seen. Set to a musical score performed by Grammy-nominated artists - including Michael Hoppe, Brian Keane, Secret Garden, Keola Beamer, Zach Bergen, Min TZe Wu and Nigel Holton - the program celebrates the planet's scenic beauty and precious wildlife. D

5:30 pm

Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii
Elvis Presley was at the pinnacle of his superstardom when he made television history on January 14, 1973 with this live concert special, televised globally via satellite from Honolulu International Center Arena on Oahu. Now 42 years later, television again shares one of the most outstanding concert performances of his career.G

7:00 pm

Big Band Vocalists
Featuring some of the greatest vocalists of the 1940s, this special highlights "crooners" and "carnaries" as they are starting their careers performing with orchestras and dance bands on their way to being stars on their own. Among the legendary artists are: Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Peggy Lee and Jo Stafford. Orchestras include those of Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey. Nick Clooney and Peter Marshall perform host duties.G

9:00 pm

Nature"Ireland's Wild River"
The Shannon River flows more than 200 miles from its source in northwestern County Cavan south to the Atlantic Ocean through the heart of Ireland. Wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson (NATURE 's "The Funkiest Monkeys" and "Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey") explores the Shannon's natural wonders, canoeing its waters and camping along its banks to capture the sights and sounds of the river's wild side.G

10:30 pm

Rick Steves' Festive Europe
Follow Rick through Europe as he joins Europeans celebrating life. He ventures into the reveler-filled Parisian streets on Bastille Day, takes in the royal pageantry in London, wanders through a Venetian palace, and runs with the bulls in Pamplona. He stops to dine at an exclusive men's club in the Basque country, and embraces high culture in Vienna.G

11:00 pm

Doctor Who Series"The Rebel Flesh"
A solar tsunami sends the TARDIS hurtling toward a factory on Earth where human doppelgangers are used to mine dangerous acid. A second wave hits and the doppelgangers separate. The Doctor must try to prevent an all-out civil war between humans and the "almost people" before the factory explodes.G